Hello everyone!
At the end of August, our cat, Hastings, 11 y.o. was diagnosed with diabetes. On the doctor's recommendation, we started giving him Canisulin, but the Abbot Libre curves showed glucose levels dropping quite quickly, then rising just as quickly; the insulin worked for a maximum of 8 hours.
We switched to Prozink every 12 hours, we don't miss or stagger injections. We started with 1 unit, and now he's been on 2 units for 20 days. Now we measure glucose with a veterinary glucometer. Over these 20 days, with 2 units, the nadir after 5 hours was 80-150, but the problem is that before the injection, glucose levels is high again, 400-500. Increasing the dose further doesn't seem necessary, as the glucose drops are already sufficient. Overall, the curve for Prozink is similar to the curve for Canisulin, although glucose levels don't drop as sharply and don't rise as sharply. This repeats every cycle.
My cat is feeling well; for the past month, he's been playing and running around just like he did before diabetes. He drinks a little and averages 110 ml of urine per day. We test his ketones weekly with test strips, and three weeks ago, we had a urine sample taken to the lab. The results were negative. His urine and blood tests were generally normal, but his cholesterol was elevated. He eats diabetic wet food plus some natural food. He eats food before the injection and then in small portions over a period of 7 hours. We stop feeding him 5 hours before the injection.
We suspect that prozinc doesn't work for him for 12 hours. Has anyone else encountered this? We would like to switch to glargine or detemir, but our vet suggested we try Senvelgo. However, he doesn't have enough data on its effectiveness and remission, so we decided against it.
Has anyone else tried the three prozinc injections per day? We also thinking may be it is an option.
Thanks in advance for your reply.
At the end of August, our cat, Hastings, 11 y.o. was diagnosed with diabetes. On the doctor's recommendation, we started giving him Canisulin, but the Abbot Libre curves showed glucose levels dropping quite quickly, then rising just as quickly; the insulin worked for a maximum of 8 hours.
We switched to Prozink every 12 hours, we don't miss or stagger injections. We started with 1 unit, and now he's been on 2 units for 20 days. Now we measure glucose with a veterinary glucometer. Over these 20 days, with 2 units, the nadir after 5 hours was 80-150, but the problem is that before the injection, glucose levels is high again, 400-500. Increasing the dose further doesn't seem necessary, as the glucose drops are already sufficient. Overall, the curve for Prozink is similar to the curve for Canisulin, although glucose levels don't drop as sharply and don't rise as sharply. This repeats every cycle.
My cat is feeling well; for the past month, he's been playing and running around just like he did before diabetes. He drinks a little and averages 110 ml of urine per day. We test his ketones weekly with test strips, and three weeks ago, we had a urine sample taken to the lab. The results were negative. His urine and blood tests were generally normal, but his cholesterol was elevated. He eats diabetic wet food plus some natural food. He eats food before the injection and then in small portions over a period of 7 hours. We stop feeding him 5 hours before the injection.
We suspect that prozinc doesn't work for him for 12 hours. Has anyone else encountered this? We would like to switch to glargine or detemir, but our vet suggested we try Senvelgo. However, he doesn't have enough data on its effectiveness and remission, so we decided against it.
Has anyone else tried the three prozinc injections per day? We also thinking may be it is an option.
Thanks in advance for your reply.
